GLAD responds to delayed US Senate vote on Respect for Marriage Act
The bipartisan effort in the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act — which would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriages and repeal the 1996 so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"...
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito send letter to Congress supporting...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito sent a letter along with more than 400 other Republican leaders calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act,...
Openly gay Brett Smiley wins Dem primary for Providence, RI mayor
Brett Smiley, the openly gay chief of staff for Providence, Rhode Island's Former Mayor Gina Raimondo, won the primary election to become the Democratic nominee for Providence mayor.
The geopolitics of being Brittney Griner: Where is the LGBTQ+ support?
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested a week before Russia invaded Ukraine.
On February 17, the Russian Federal Customs Service detained Griner at Sheremetyevo International Airport for allegedly...
Maura Healey wins state primary, may become first LGBTQ governor in Mass.
Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey won the Democratic primary election in Massachusetts yesterday to become her party's candidate.
If elected governor, Healey would become one of just...
Rep. Lewis and Sen. Cyr’s youth HIV prevention bill signed into Mass. law
Thanks to the steadfast efforts of Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, legislation allowing individuals under the age of 18 to access live-saving HIV prevention medication—such as pre-exposure...
Vermont State Sen. Becca Balint wins Democratic Congressional primary
Vermont’s first openly LGBT State Senate Pro Tempore, Becca Balint, last night won her state's primary to become the Democratic candidate for US Congress. If elected, Balint would become Vermont’s first woman...
In an early New Hampshire Presidential primary poll, Buttigieg ties with Biden
In an early Granite State 2024 Presidential primary poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire, out LGBTQ US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg received statistically as much support as President Biden among...
Out, former GOP state rep in New Hampshire says her party lied to her...
In a July 31 Daily Beast column (titled "I'm a Young Queer Conservative. The GOP lied to Me"), former Republican New Hampshire State Rep. Yvonne Bailey wrote that the Republican party misled...
US Congressman Pappas of NH co-introduces ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
US Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire introduced the "Respect for Marriage Act" yesterday with his fellow leaders of the bill in the House of Representatives. Cochair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality...
